CVE-2007-6209 (GCVE-0-2007-6209)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-12-04 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 15:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Util/difflog.pl in zsh 4.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
8 references
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|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/42481 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://www.zsh.org/mla/workers/2007/msg01066.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.zsh.org/mla/workers/2007/msg01060.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201022 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26674 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.zsh.org/mla/workers/2007/msg01065.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27899 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2007-12-02 00:00
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